LeBron James: His 'Quitness'
The raucous 20,562 Cleveland crowd went to Quicken Loans Arena with eagerness. They brought various placards with them, including one that read: “Quitness.”
This was the most anticipated day of the season for Cleveland fans. The day they will get revenge, anger and frustration towards their once proclaimed King, who broke their hearts last summer.
However, everything died down when Lebron tallied 38 points, eight rebounds and five assists, turning Cleveland’s most important game into its worst loss of the season.
Lebron James didn’t show remorse. He wasn’t even apologetic. It was just a typical day for him, with one goal on mind: take care of business then go back to Miami.
After seven seasons and leading the Cavaliers to one of the best records in franchise history, he was already one step towards getting his kingship outside Cleveland. It was just too much for him, too much responsibility and accountability.
He was chasing legacies. Chasing the championships of Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. It would take years to get a ring in Cleveland.
Miami was always the land of milk and honey for James. It presented an opportunity for him, a chance to win championships with his trusted sidekicks Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh.
The Cleveland fans never got what they wanted to see. The wound is now so deep that the blood won’t stop flowing. It goes beyond the flesh and straight into the heart. They want James to fail; they want to see him struggle.
The win was a heartache, and James was once again successful. Time and time again the cycle goes on and on. They started the game cheering and ended up hurting.
There will be time for redemption, but redemption comes for those who choose to move on.
Lebron will always be who he is. Whenever something goes wrong, he always pointed the finger and looked for some possible way out. Just like when the Heat went on a losing skid and he blamed it all on his coach. But there were no apologies and no remorse.
He was just being himself, the self proclaimed king whose placard is deeply engraved with his name “Quitness.”
